Murgtal (St. Gallen)

Murgtal; part of the Unter Murgsee is visible below

Lower Murg Valley, on the way from Mürtschental to Murg Valley. In the background the Churfirsten north of the Walensee

The Murg Valley in the canton of St. Gallen is located in the Glarus Alps south of the Walensee and can be reached from Murg .

The valley is traversed by the Murgbach, which flows into the Walensee. In the upper part of the valley it runs through the three Murg lakes . The Murgtal has several moor , swamp and alluvial areas. An area of 460 hectares is also as Arven excreted -Reservat.

Shortly before Merlen, the Gsponbach, which runs through the Mürtschental , flows into the Murgbach from the left . In the Murg Valley, acidic soils dominate because of the granite, while in the Mürtschental, alkaline soils because of the calcareous subsoil there. Since plant species often only depend on a narrow pH value interval in the soil, different flora can be observed in these two valleys. For example, the rust-leaved alpine rose occurs in the Murg Valley , but the lime-loving ciliate alpine rose in the Mürtschental .

Web links

Commons : Murgtal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Tough and wild: the Swiss stone pine in Murgtal (PDF) (621 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Glarnerland Nature Center: Mürtschental excursion tip ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Coordinates: 47 ° 3 '49 "  N , 9 ° 11' 56"  E ; CH1903:  seven hundred and thirty-three thousand seven hundred  /  214000